The O’Leary & Hedges Exchange

I don’t watch the Lang & O’Leary Exchange that much. I have, however, seen enough of Kevin O’Leary to know good and well that he’s got a tendency to be a gigantic tool.

For instance…

The other day, author Chris Hedges appeared on the show to talk about Occupy Wall Street. Everything was going fine until O’Leary said something. Seriously, the moment he opened his mouth, douchiness spewed forth and it was all downhill from there. Video evidence to show that I am not wrong can be found here.

Watch this thing and tell me whether you think O’Leary is playing a character or if he’s really this much of an idiot. Occupy Wall Street is a weak, “nothing burgers” movement? A few guys with guitars? Does he actually follow the stories that he’s paid to report on? Weak, nothing protests don’t usually spread around entire countries and across borders, Kevin.

Watching Hedges put this pompous ass in his place is quite great. He never gets overly angry, even after O’Leary calls him a “left wing nutbar.” He just calmly makes his points while also letting everyone know that he won’t be back because he’s not one for going on shows where instead of talking issues, the host would rather attack his character.

While this is happening, the best O’Leary can do is get all upset that Hedges thought he called him a nutcase instead of a nutbar. Really, that happened. Oh, he also tries and fails to twist Hedges’ points to fit whatever his agenda is and comes off looking more like a playground bully than the educated business television host he’s supposed to be.

I love the CBC. Its news coverage is among the best in the land. I expect and generally get a lot better than the American 24 hour news network style display O’Leary put on. That kind of crap journalism doesn’t belong on my CBC, and I’m apparently not the only one who thinks so.

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